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 News Around the Republic of Mexico
President Calderon Presents Budget
 Lisa J. Adams
Mexican President Felipe Calderon — under pressure to promote the social programs his leftist rival championed — presented an austere budget Tuesday that increases spending for social programs to help the country's poorest.
Leader of Oaxaca Protests Arrested
 Mark Stevenson
Mexican police arrested the symbolic leader of a six-month-long protest movement that took over southern Oaxaca city, hours after he gave a news conference saying he had come to the capital to start talks with the government.
U.N. Official Says Social Reforms Key for New Gov´t
 El Universal
President Felipe Calderón has a long list of challenges before him, including passing social reforms and combating monopolies, according to José Luis Machinea, the head of a regional commission for the United Nations on Latin America.
Childen Cross US Border Solo as Security Rises
 Tim Gaynor
Since January, Mexican authorities say some 6,800 youngsters have been repatriated to northern Sonora state after crossing into southern Arizona, a rise of 20 percent over the same period last year.
Calderon Faces Challenges As He Begins Term
 Greg Flakus
Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderon, begins his first full work week Monday with an ambitious agenda and many challenges. Opposition leaders continue to deride him as an illegitimate president and many of the nation's most powerful interests are opposed to some of his key reform plans.
Mexican Jews Relieved as Political Crisis Winds Down
 Haviv Rettig
As Mexico's political crisis winds down with Saturday's investiture of Felipe Calderon as the new president, the country's Jewish community shared in the nation's relief and the remaining concerns, Mexican Jewish scholar Judit Bokser-Liwerant told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
Calderon Cuts Own Salary
 Ioan Grillo
Newly sworn-in president Felipe Calderon decreed a 10 percent pay cut for himself and his cabinet members on Sunday, echoing a central campaign promise of the leftist rival he beat by a razor-thin margin.
2 Years Later, Deported Mexican Dreams of Return to U.S.
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Humberto Fernandez keeps his clothes in plastic bags and boxes, trying to convince himself that his two-year stay in this town of cattle ranchers and apple farmers is temporary.
OECD Shines Light on Academics
 Nurit Martínez
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presented a long list of suggestions this week to help Mexico improve its higher education - topping the list were quotas for public universities and more private investment in scientific research.
Calderon Vows More Military Money
 Ioan Grillo
Mexico's new president pledged Saturday to substantially raise the wages of the armed forces, calling them a crucial weapon against heavily armed drug gangs terrorizing the nation.
Mexican Judge Releases Two Policemen
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Authorities have released two policemen arrested in the shooting death of American journalist Bradley Roland Will in southern Oaxaca state, citing a lack of evidence.
Calderón Outlines Priorities
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
In his first major speech as president, Felipe Calderón gave Mexicans a rundown of his political priorities Friday, with crime- fighting and poverty reduction heading the list.
Calderon Sworn in as Mexico President Amid Protests
 Kieran Murray
Felipe Calderon was sworn in as Mexico's president on Friday despite fierce protests from leftist lawmakers who say he stole July's election and had vowed to stop him from taking the oath of office in Congress.
Brawl Breaks Out In Mexico Congress
 Ioan Grillo
Leftist lawmakers threw punches and chairs at their conservative colleagues and some tried to block the doors of the congressional chamber Friday just an hour before incoming President Felipe Calderon was to take the oath of office there.
Mexico's New President Takes Over in Surprise Midnight Ceremony
 Bertrand Rosenthal
Felipe Calderon has taken over as Mexico's new president in a surprise ceremony aimed at thwarting protests in Congress from leftist legislators who insist he won the presidential election through fraud.
Protesters in Mexico's Oaxaca City Surrender Final Outpost
 VOA News
Protesters in the southern Mexico's Oaxaca City have surrendered control of a university radio station, ending a six-month protest that turned violent and deadly.
Mexico's New President Plans Swearing In
 Ioan Grillo
President-elect Felipe Calderon vowed Thursday to be sworn in before Congress, despite leftist lawmakers trying to block his inauguration.
Mexican MPs in Battle for Podium
 Jo Tuckman
Chaos reigned in Mexico's national congress yesterday in the aftermath of a brawl between MPs scrambling for control of the speaker's platform, where president-elect Felipe Calderón is due to take his oath of office tomorrow.
Barbaric Drug War to Test New Mexican President
 Greg Brosnan
Taming bazooka-wielding drug traffickers whose turf war has littered a once tranquil state with corpses and severed heads will be one of Felipe Calderon's toughest tasks as Mexico's new president.
Mexico's Outgoing Fox Popular Despite Failures
 Reuters
Polls published in two leading newspapers on Thursday said more than 60 percent of Mexicans approved of Fox as president, even though similarly large numbers were critical of his performance on major issues like crime, jobs and immigration.
Calderon to Take Power
 Alistair Bell
Mexican conservative Felipe Calderon takes the helm of an increasingly violent country on Friday, facing street protests over his razor-thin election victory, a southern state in chaos and a worsening drug war.
Court Reinstates Massacre Warrant
 E. Eduardo Castillo
A Mexican court reinstated an arrest warrant for former President Luis Echeverria on Wednesday, just four months after a federal judge had dismissed the same charges of genocide in connection with a 1968 student massacre.
Mexico Leftists Camp in Congress to Stop Calderon
 Jack Daniel
Leftist lawmakers who brawled with rivals in Mexico's Congress vowed on Wednesday to camp out there and wreck conservative President-elect Felipe Calderon's inauguration later this week.
Brawl, Standoff in Mexican Congress
 Mark Stevenson - Associated Press
Lawmakers wrestled, slapped each other and tumbled across the floor of Mexico's Congress after opposition legislators threatened to block the inauguration of the incoming president, whom they accuse of stealing the election.
Calderon Chooses Mexico Cabinet Members
 Julie Watson
President-elect Felipe Calderon on Tuesday named a career ambassador and a governor tied to a violent crackdown on protesters to a Cabinet already packed with party militants likely to maintain the status quo despite Mexicans' demands for change.
Lawmakers Mix It Up In Mexico Congress
 Julie Watson
Leftist and ruling party lawmakers came to blows in Congress Tuesday amid preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon, who named to his Cabinet a career ambassador and a governor tied to a violent crackdown on demonstrators.
Opposition Leader Accuses Govt of Oaxaca Repression
 Prensa Latina
Opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador accused on Monday President Vicente Fox, his successor Felipe Calderon, and Governor Ulises Ruiz of the repression against the people of Mexican Oaxaca state.
Protestors in Oaxaca Call for National Strike Friday
 Xinhua
The Oaxaca People's Popular Assembly (APPO), a group calling for the resignation of Ulises Ruiz, governor of Mexico's southern state Oaxaca, on Monday called for a national strike on Friday.
Governor Claims Win After Clash in Mexico's Oaxaca
 Reuters
The governor of Mexico's troubled Oaxaca state claimed victory in a six-month conflict on Sunday, after riot police fired tear gas and arrested scores of protesters trying to force him from office the day before.
Leftist Protesters Set Fires in Oaxaca
 Rebeca Romero
Bands of youths rampaged through downtown Oaxaca early Sunday, torching buildings and cars hours after federal police used tear gas to drive off a violent mob of leftists in the latest spasm of protests against the state governor.
Fifty Years On, Mexico Town Recalls Young Castro
 Frank Jack Daniel
Now frail from illness and out of sight, Cuban President Fidel Castro was remembered on Saturday as a dashing young revolutionary who set sail 50 years ago from this sleepy Mexican port to a place in history.
Police Clash with Protesters in Oaxaca
 Daniel Aguilar
Protesters shot fireworks at riot police and burned down government buildings in Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon was to take office.
President-Elect Calderon Names Cabinet
 E. Eduardo Castillo
President-elect Felipe Calderon on Friday named several close allies from his conservative National Action Party to lead his administration's anti-poverty efforts, which are considered crucial to winning the support of millions of poor Mexicans who voted for his opponent.
UN Criticizes Atenco Violence
 El Universal
A report by the U.N. Committee Against Torture cites several police crackdowns on protests between 2004 and 2006 in which it says officers allegedly sexually abused female demonstrators and beat others.
Northern Mexico Police Chief, Councilman Killed
 Associated Press
A police chief and a councilman were shot and killed Thursday in a Mexican border state where drug-fueled violence has increased and a string of law enforcement officers have been killed.
Oaxaca Authorities Deny Initial Reports
 Associated Press
Authorities in the southern state of Oaxaca insisted that an American journalist-activist killed during violent protests last month was not shot at point-blank range as they had indicated earlier.
European Union Team Slams High Costs
 El Universal
A day after electoral authorities announced a US$64 million increase in federal funding for political parties, a report from the European Union electoral observation team slammed the Mexican system for having the most expensive elections in Latin America.
Mexican Drug Gang Runs Newspaper Ads
 Mark Stevenson
A violent Mexican drug gang took out a rare, half-page ad in newspapers in which they claimed to be anti-crime vigilantes who wanted to stop kidnapping, robbery and the sale of methamphetamine in the western state of Michoacan.
Crusading Mexican Journalist Dies at 70
 Olga R. Rodriguez
Crusading journalist Jesus Blancornelas, who relentlessly investigated drug cartels and government corruption despite an attempt on his life and the killing of colleagues, died of a chronic illness Thursday in Tijuana, his newspaper said in a statement.
Guerrero, Mexico: Machine Gun Fight in Downtown Acapulco
 Mark
Two armed groups fought it out in downtown Acapulco in the wee hours this morning. AR-15's and AK-47's were the weapons of choice. In fact, two AR-15's were found abandoned after the combatants had mounted their trusty SUV's and ridden away.
Protesters Raid Oaxaca Radio Station
 Associated Press
Protesters calling for the resignation of the Oaxaca state governor briefly raided a radio station in the capital city on Wednesday to transmit a message rallying followers to a weekend march.
Mexican Murders Admitted
 James C. Mckinley Jr.
Just before leaving office, the administration of President Vicente Fox has quietly put out a voluminous report that for the first time states unequivocally that past governments carried out a covert campaign of murder and torture against dissidents and guerrillas from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.
Scientists Flick Switch on Giant Telescope
 Reuters
Scientists turned on a massive telescope built on one of Mexico's tallest mountains on Wednesday, hoping to get a glimpse of the beginning of the universe.
Obrador Seeks Presidential Salary Donations
 Reuters
The leftist opposition leader who had himself declared Mexico's "legitimate president" this week to back up claims of fraud in a July 2 presidential election asked for donations on Wednesday to pay his salary.
Reporter Slain in Mexico's Gulf Coast
 Associated Press
A reporter for a weekly investigative crime magazine was toppled from his motorcycle and run over Tuesday by unidentified assailants who then shot him at close range, state authorities said.
Mexican President-Elect Names Cabinet
 Julie Watson
President-elect Felipe Calderon on Tuesday named a team of U.S.-educated economists to his Cabinet, laying the groundwork for a business-friendly government he said will focus on creating jobs as "the only effective path to fighting poverty."
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